Morgantown, Pennsylvania is a small town located in 19543 with a population of just over 3,000 people. It is represented by the state legislature as part of the 26th legislative district in Pennsylvania and its current representative is Representative John W. Dush. On the national level, Morgantown falls under Pennsylvania’s 10th congressional district and its current representative is Scott Perry. The town has recently been involved in local political debates surrounding taxes and infrastructure improvement initiatives, such as road upgrades and stormwater management systems. Residents of Morgantown take part in a variety of civic engagement activities, ranging from attending Town Hall meetings to volunteering for local political campaigns. Additionally, there are several local organizations dedicated to promoting responsible government practices and advocating for citizens' rights. The political atmosphere in Morgantown is one that encourages active participation from all members of its community and strives to ensure that everyone's voice is heard and respected.
The political climate in Zip 19543 (Morgantown, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Berks County, PA is leaning conservative. In Berks County, PA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berks county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 45.1%.
Berks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 19543 (Morgantown, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Morgantown, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Berks County, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Reading Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Morgantown, Pennsylvania: r r d r r r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 19543 (Morgantown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $15,938 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $9,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)